2 porcelain footed floriform dishes, China, Qing dynasty, decorated with monkeys, magpies, bees and fallow deer in a landscape, Chenghua mark under the bases, diam. 23 cm. The combination of magpies (que), fallow deer (lu), bees (feng) and monkeys (hou) forms a homophone for a wish for prosperity: jue lu feng hou (爵祿封侯). A plate illustrating the same subject is in The Metropolitan Museum, New York, inv. no. 79.2.378 2 porcelain footed dishes, China, Qing dynasty, Chenghua mark, 23 cm diameter A dish illustrating the same subjet is held in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, in. n°79.2.378 一對清代瓷器足盤 成化款 直徑23厘米 General surface wear Some firing imperfections Wear to glazes and gilding Some surface scratches Orange peel texture Overall wear to the surfaces Some firing imperfections Wear to the enamels and gilding Some surface scratches Orange peel texture